We are deeply concerned by recent arrest warrants against senior judges of the International Criminal Court by the Russian Federation, following earlier warrants against the Court’s Prosecutor and Pre...

We have serious concerns over a proposed law before Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament that will impact the work of numerous civil society organizations and would risk violating fundamental rights to freedom of...

We have serious concerns over two bills under consideration in the Sri Lankan Parliament - the revised Anti-Terrorism Bill and the Online Safety Bill - which give the authorities a range of expansive...

We continue to follow, with deepening horror, the desperate situation for civilians in Gaza and in Israel. As we have stressed, civilians must never be used as bargaining chips. Yet, we continue to...

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have continued to advocate and support efforts towards the adoption and...

Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit was jointly prepared by OHCHR and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The toolkit seeks to help parliaments better integrate human rights into...

GENEVA (11 October 2023) - The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Human Rights Office have today launched a toolkit to help Parliaments better integrate human rights into their work...

Mr Chair, Excellencies, Colleagues, This is my first opportunity to meet with you in the context of my mandate as the High Commissioner for Human Rights. I have of course previously benefited from...